Bachelorette Power Rankings: Becca breaks a heart in Week 7

Bachelorette Becca Kufrin sent two men home in the seventh episode of The Bachelorette on Monday. One of the decisions caused a contestant to break down on the ride to the airport, and we’ve reached the point in the season where each one of her remaining eliminations will be soul-crushing for the guy going home. We’ll be recapping each episode and ranking all the contestants weekly on FTW.

1. Blake

Last week: 4

We’re back on the Blake bandwagon. Blake was freaking out and quickly veering into Chris territory after being passed over for the first two 1-on-1 dates of the episode, but Becca spared him from the embarrassment of going on a group date and selected him for her last 1-on-1 before hometown visits next week.

Blake and Becca enjoyed listening to the legendary Baha Men on the beach, and Blake showed off some relatively impressive dance moves. Fun fact to make you feel old: Who Let The Dogs Out? was released 18 years ago.

Bachelorette Nation: Hey can we get something other than obscure country artist dance dates?

Blake talked about his struggles with the process and watching other guys come back from dates with roses, and Becca admitted that she sympathizes with Arie, because she now understands that a person can be connected emotionally with multiple people. Blake also opened up about his parents’ messy breakup, and both he and Becca agreed that they want to be open and honest parents.

At dinner that night, Blake told Becca that he is in love with her (already), and she was overjoyed by the confession. She asked him to say it again but didn’t reciprocate. Becca later admitted privately to the camera that she’s “on the same page” with Blake and can 100 percent see him as her husband.

At dinner that night, Colton decided to reveal the “roadblock” that he’s still a virgin. He explained that he’s only had one serious relationship, and that he wasn’t able to have “many dates or girlfriends” because his career as a professional athlete apparently hindered his ability to meet women – which seems unlikely! “Because of that, I am a virgin.”

Later in the conversation, Colton alters the story and explains that being a virgin is a life choice for him (rather than a consequence of his career), that he’s proud of it and that he’s had to make up stories and lie to his friends and teammates to avoid being judged for being a virgin.

Almost immediately after he revealed this to Becca, she got up and excused herself to get some fresh air. After an awkward amount of time away from the table (per the editing of the show, at least), Becca came back and told Colton she’d never judge him for being a virgin. He said he wasn’t waiting for marriage, but that he’s waiting “for the right heart,” and earned a rose.

There’s a lot to break down here. Becca is seriously attracted to Colton, but it appears to be a surface-level crush more than anything (which we’ll talk about later with Garrett). Becca’s reaction to Colton’s revelation was… strange, to say the least. If it really wasn’t a big deal for Becca, why did she need to escape immediately and leave Colton hanging?

The teaser for next week’s episode revealed that there’s some huge Tia-related drama headed Colton’s way. Becca meets with her friends from last season’s Bachelor, and Tia pulls her aside to talk about something that’s made her “sick to her stomach.”

Colton will also apparently have to overcome the reservations of his own family members. During the preview, Becca is told by one older gentleman during a hometown visit that she shouldn’t pick one of the contestants.

“It’s better to have someone hurt now than down the road. I don’t want you to pick him.”

That mystery man is related to Colton.

Is this guy about to sabotage Colton?

3. Garrett

Last week: 6

Garrett landed the second 1-on-1 date of the episode, and got to go on a seaplane ride before spending some alone time with Becca on a private beach.

Becca seemed slightly annoyed that she’s never seen Garrett get “down and discouraged” yet during the show, and he says that simply never happens to him. In a private interview, Becca admits that she has physical chemistry with Garrett, but has “questions about him” and wonders if he can “challenge” her more. She loves being affectionate with him, but that’s not “all the relationship is going to be.”

Becca probed about Garrett’s failed marriage, which ended after just two months. Garrett explained he was “young and immature,” and just wanted to start a family. According to Garrett, his ex-wife was “very hot-headed,” and he tried to change himself for her.

Becca connected with him over their respective failed engagements, which saved the date. He later told Becca that he’s “beginning to fall in love” with her. She told a camera that she “got that depth that I needed,” from the date, and rewarded Garrett with a rose.

It’s at this point I’d like to point out that Becca somehow doesn’t have any reservations about Colton, whom she described as a “bronzed God,” or his questionable “depth,” but that’s none of my business.

4. Jason

Last week: 2

Jason shared a very special 1-on-1 date with Becca in Week 6, but he was relegated to the group date squad in the Bahamas. In his private time with Becca, he admitted that he feels a connection with her that he hasn’t felt with someone else, but doesn’t go as far as the other men in professing his love to her.

Becca admits that she’s “afraid” because the other guys have been more vocal about their feelings than Jason, and says there’s a “slight risk” in giving Jason a rose if he isn’t already in love with her.

This seems like a weird thing to dock Jason points for, Becca. This is the seventh episode of the season, and Jason’s been on one date with Becca so far. It’s completely understandable for Jason to not be in love with Becca yet, and Becca’s already seen that just because a guy says “I love you,” he can still dump you on national television and run off with another girl.

In the end, Jason did enough to get the final group date rose, and Becca will head to Buffalo next week.

5. Wills (eliminated)

Last week: 5

Wills knew he had a lot of ground to make up if he wanted to make it into the Final Four, so he went for a Hail Mary in his last meeting with Becca before her rose decision. Wills told Becca that she’s made him “believe in love again,” and got emotional confessing his feelings for her.

Moments later, in the most crushing scene of the season so far, Becca handed the final rose to Jason, eliminating Wills from the show. She explained to Wills that she couldn’t match his feelings, but was sure that he’d find “his person.”

6. Leo (eliminated)

Leo made a late surge up the Bachelorette Power Rankings last week after receiving his first one-on-one date of the show, but it was too little, too late.

During a conversation on the beach with Becca, Leo bluntly asked if she felt if their connection was on the same level as her connection with the other guys, and admitted that it would take more time for him to see if Becca was truly someone he could spend his life with.

Becca appreciated Leo’s honesty, and admitted that she’s not as far along with him. She decided to send him home early, explaining that it wouldn’t be fair to his family to visit if she wasn’t 100 percent sure about their future.

Leo’s Bachelorette run is over, but we’ll be seeing him on the next season of The Bachelor if there’s any justice in this world.

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